American Shaolin flying kicks, buddhist monks, and the legend of iron crotch : : an odyssey in the new China

Title American Shaolin flying kicks, buddhist monks, and the legend of iron crotch : : an odyssey in the new China
Names Polly, Matthew.
Book Number DB067650
Title Status Active
Medium Digital Book
Annotation Travel writer describes the two years he spent studying kung fu at the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Zen Buddhism and martial arts. Discusses his 1992 journey to China, where he absorbed the culture and came of age. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2007.
Narrator Hurt, Christopher.
Local Subject Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN
Short Book - SH
Young Adult Book - YA
Biography & Autobiography - BIO
Biography - Autobiography - ABI
Biography - Adventure - BIAD
Award-Winning Young Adult Books - AWY
Travel & Geography - TRA
Travel - Foreign - TRAF
Adult Book - AD
Adult Non-Fiction - AN
Sports & Recreation - SPO
Audience Notes Male narrator.
Contains strong language.
LC Subject Martial arts - China
Call Number 796.8155 ANF
Language English
Released 2007
Publication Info Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2007 (American Foundation for the Blind, recording studio).
Original Publication Recorded from: New York : Gotham Books, c2007. 9781592402625
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